Donald Farrell
Bali Nine members’ fate will be in Australia’s hands if they return home: Indonesia
Indonesia says it will be up to Australia to commute their sentences, as it expects Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to continue negotiations in Indonesia next week.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Karuni Rompies
Latest
Last-minute delay on donation deal as Clive Palmer makes last-ditch play to sink it
Labor and the Coalition will negotiate over summer to gain a deal on political donations amid fierce objections from Senate crossbenchers that it will hurt minor parties.
- by David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
Exclusive
Bali Nine
Inside the talks to bring back the Bali Nine, and why their return is at risk
Anthony Albanese has requested the return of five drug traffickers from Indonesia. But it’s not a done deal – and officials fear it may be thwarted.
- by David Crowe, Ben Cubby and Natassia Chrysanthos
Palmer plots High Court challenge as teals slam election funding overhaul
Labor argues keeping United States-style mega-spending out of politics is a good thing for Australian democracy.
- by Paul Sakkal
Crossbench in the gun under laws to shut out big money and ‘protect democracy’
Labor wants to ram through sweeping reforms that would cut the power of big donors and restrict the fundraising of independent candidates.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Political donations
Labor, Coalition strike in-principle deal to shut out big money donors
The shake-up will have far-reaching consequences for all political parties, upending the way they raise, spend and disclose campaign funds.
- by Paul Sakkal
Australia hopes to dazzle Chinese buyers with surf and turf
“It doesn’t get any better than this,” the Trade Minister Don Farrell remarked, framed by the city’s shimmering high-rise skyline.
- by Lisa Visentin
See the free flights our most senior MPs take
Who flew where, how and who paid are fast becoming the defining questions in politics.
- by Millie Muroi
Fix housing crisis by reducing capital gains
The product of the decision was the creation of a Ponzi scheme where the fastest way to a quick buck was through capital gains on housing. House prices are now more than 10 times the average annual earnings. This investment in housing was not for income from rent but capital gain, and the tax advantages it provides.
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Trade
‘Don’t target Australia’: Fears of Biden administration trade sanctions
A fresh front on the trade wars is coming from a surprising quarter.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
Political donations
A cap on dark political donations sounds simple, but there’s a serious catch
It sounds wonderful to anyone fed up with blanket advertising and robocalls, but there will be a temptation to replace the lost money with more public funding.
- by David Crowe
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